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身土不二 (Shindofuni) is originally a Buddhist concept or proverb referring to the inseparability of body-mind and geographical circumstances.
This reads, “Body [and] earth [are] not two.”
Other translations or matching ideas include:
Body and land are one.
Body and earth can not be separated.
Body earth sensory curation.
You are what you eat.
Indivisibility of the body and the land (because the body is made from food and food is made from the land).
Going further, this speaks of our human bodies and the land from which we get our food being closely connected. This phrase is often used when talking about natural and organic vegetables coming directly from the farm to provide the healthiest foods in Japan.
Character notes: 身(shin) in this context does not just mean your physical body but a concept including both body and mind.
土 (do) refers to the soil, earth, clay, land, or in some cases, locality. It's not the proper name of Earth, the planet. However, it can refer to the land or realm we live in.
Japanese note: This has been used in Japan, on and off, since 1907 as a slogan for a governmental healthy eating campaign (usually pronounced as shindofuji instead of the original shindofuni in this context). It may have been hijacked from Buddhism for this propaganda purpose, but at least this is “healthy propaganda.”
Korean note: The phrase 身土不二 was in use by 1610 A.D. in Korea, where it can be found in an early medical journal.
In modern South Korea, it's written in Hangul as 신토불이. Korea used Chinese characters (same source as Japanese Kanji) as their only written standard form of the language until about a hundred years ago. Therefore, many Koreans will recognize this as a native phrase and concept.
See Also: Strength and Love in Unity
空手拳法 is the Kanji title for Kempo Karate.
The first two characters mean “karate” - technically they express “empty hand.”
The last two express “fist law” which is Romanized from Japanese as “Kenpo” or “Kempo.”
That “empty hand” translation can be understood better when you grasp the idea that karate is a martial art without weapons (other than the weapons organic to your body, such as your foot, hand, fist, etc). When you practice karate, you do so with empty hands (no weapons).
Note: There is also an antiquated way to write karate. It has the same pronunciation but a different first character which means “Tang” as in the Tang Dynasty. Some dojos use that form - let us know if you need that alternate form, and we'll add it.
キックボクシング is the Japanese Katakana word for kickboxing.
This is a transliteration or borrowed word, meaning that it's meant to sound like “kick-boxing,” rather than being an organic Japanese Kanji word that means “kick-boxing.”
Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your organic search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
機 机 see styles |
jī ji1 chi hata はた |
More info & calligraphy: Opportunityloom; (surname) Hata The spring, or motive principle, machine, contrivance, artifice, occasion, opportunity; basis, root or germ; natural bent, fundamental quality. |
卟 see styles |
bǔ bu3 pu |
used in the transliteration of the names of organic compounds porphyrin 卟啉[bu3 lin2] and porphin 卟吩[bu3 fen1] |
啉 see styles |
lín lin2 lin |
used in the transliteration of the names of organic compounds such as porphyrin 卟啉[bu3 lin2] and quinoline 喹啉[kui2 lin2] |
卟啉 see styles |
bǔ lín bu3 lin2 pu lin |
porphyrin (organic chemical essential to hemoglobin and chlorophyll) (loanword) |
吲哚 see styles |
yǐn duǒ yin3 duo3 yin to |
indole C8H7N (heterocyclic organic compound) (loanword) |
有機 有机 see styles |
yǒu jī you3 ji1 yu chi yuuki / yuki ゆうき |
organic (noun - becomes adjective with の) organic |
漚肥 沤肥 see styles |
òu féi ou4 fei2 ou fei |
to make fertilizer by steeping organic materials in water and leaving them to decompose; fertilizer produced by this method |
肥厚 see styles |
féi hòu fei2 hou4 fei hou hikou / hiko ひこう |
plump; fleshy; fertile (n,vs,vi) {med} thickening (of organic tissue, e.g. skin); hypertrophy |
器質性 器质性 see styles |
qì zhì xìng qi4 zhi4 xing4 ch`i chih hsing chi chih hsing kishitsusei / kishitsuse きしつせい |
(of medical disorders) organic (can be adjective with の) {med;physiol} organic |
器質的 see styles |
kishitsuteki きしつてき |
(adjectival noun) organic |
基本法 see styles |
jī běn fǎ ji1 ben3 fa3 chi pen fa kihonhou / kihonho きほんほう |
basic law (constitutional document) fundamental law; basic (organic) law |
敵百蟲 敌百虫 see styles |
dí bǎi chóng di2 bai3 chong2 ti pai ch`ung ti pai chung |
trichlorphon C4H8Cl3PO4, organic phosphate used as insecticide; also called dipterex |
有機体 see styles |
yuukitai / yukitai ゆうきたい |
organic body; organism |
有機氮 有机氮 see styles |
yǒu jī dàn you3 ji1 dan4 yu chi tan |
organic nitrogen |
有機物 有机物 see styles |
yǒu jī wù you3 ji1 wu4 yu chi wu yuukibutsu / yukibutsu ゆうきぶつ |
organic substance; organic matter organic matter |
有機的 see styles |
yuukiteki / yukiteki ゆうきてき |
(adjectival noun) (1) organic; (adjectival noun) (2) coordinated; working in a coordinated fashion |
有機磷 有机磷 see styles |
yǒu jī lín you3 ji1 lin2 yu chi lin |
organic phosphate |
有機米 see styles |
yuukimai / yukimai ゆうきまい |
organic rice |
有機酸 see styles |
yuukisan / yukisan ゆうきさん |
{chem} (See 無機酸) organic acid |
無農薬 see styles |
munouyaku / munoyaku むのうやく |
(can be adjective with の) pesticide-free; non-chemical; organic |
異咯嗪 异咯嗪 see styles |
yì gē qín yi4 ge1 qin2 i ko ch`in i ko chin |
isoalloxazine (name of organic chemical) |
組織法 组织法 see styles |
zǔ zhī fǎ zu3 zhi1 fa3 tsu chih fa |
organic law |
有機EL see styles |
yuukiiieru / yukiieru ゆうきイーエル |
{comp} organic electroluminescence |
有機ガス see styles |
yuukigasu / yukigasu ゆうきガス |
organic vapor; organic gas |
有機ゴミ see styles |
yuukigomi / yukigomi ゆうきゴミ |
organic waste |
有機リン see styles |
yuukirin / yukirin ゆうきリン |
(1) organic phosphorus; (can be adjective with の) (2) organophosphorus |
有機分子 有机分子 see styles |
yǒu jī fēn zǐ you3 ji1 fen1 zi3 yu chi fen tzu |
organic molecule |
有機化学 see styles |
yuukikagaku / yukikagaku ゆうきかがく |
organic chemistry |
有機化學 有机化学 see styles |
yǒu jī huà xué you3 ji1 hua4 xue2 yu chi hua hsüeh |
organic chemistry |
有機塩基 see styles |
yuukienki / yukienki ゆうきえんき |
organic base |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Body and Earth in Unity | 身土不二 | shindofuni / shindofuji | ||
Kempo Karate Law of the Fist Empty Hand | 空手拳法 | kara te ken pou karatekenpou kara te ken po | kōng shǒu quán fǎ kong1 shou3 quan2 fa3 kong shou quan fa kongshouquanfa | k`ung shou ch`üan fa kungshouchüanfa kung shou chüan fa |
Kick-Boxing | キックボクシング | kikkubokushingu kikubokushingu |
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When the calligrapher finishes creating your artwork, it is taken to my art mounting workshop in Beijing where a wall scroll is made by hand from a combination of silk, rice paper, and wood.
After we create your wall scroll, it takes at least two weeks for air mail delivery from Beijing to you.
Allow a few weeks for delivery. Rush service speeds it up by a week or two for $10!
When you select your calligraphy, you'll be taken to another page where you can choose various custom options.
The wall scroll that Sandy is holding in this picture is a "large size"
single-character wall scroll.
We also offer custom wall scrolls in small, medium, and an even-larger jumbo size.
Professional calligraphers are getting to be hard to find these days.
Instead of drawing characters by hand, the new generation in China merely type roman letters into their computer keyboards and pick the character that they want from a list that pops up.
There is some fear that true Chinese calligraphy may become a lost art in the coming years. Many art institutes in China are now promoting calligraphy programs in hopes of keeping this unique form
of art alive.
Even with the teachings of a top-ranked calligrapher in China, my calligraphy will never be good enough to sell. I will leave that to the experts.
The same calligrapher who gave me those lessons also attracted a crowd of thousands and a TV crew as he created characters over 6-feet high. He happens to be ranked as one of the top 100 calligraphers in all of China. He is also one of very few that would actually attempt such a feat.
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